President Donald Trump received high marks from Americans on his inaugural address with 49 percent saying the speech was excellent or good and 39 percent rating it only fair or poor, a Politico/Morning Consult poll revealed.
Here are the survey highlights:
- 65 percent of those polled reacted positively to the "America First" message.
- 55 percent said the speech was much better or somewhat better than expected.
- 51 percent described the speech as "optimistic."
- 46 percent said the speech was "presidential."
"President Trump knows what his voters like to hear, and you see that resonating once again in our latest poll," said Kyle Dropp, Morning Consult's chief research officer and co-founder told Politico.
The poll also found that 49 percent now view Trump favorably following his speech, while 44 percent still view him unfavorably.
"That's a 7-point net swing from just before the speech, when 46 percent of voters viewed him favorably and 48 percent viewed him unfavorably," the report on the poll results said.
"It's one of the biggest spikes in favorability since his election on Nov. 8, and underlines a broader trend: Voters react positively when Trump talks about jobs."